Tanzania, May 10 -- Arusha. A team of Spanish eye specialists is expected in Arusha later this month to conduct a week-long free cataract surgery campaign that is expected to benefit at least 500 patients at Meru District Hospital.

The outreach programme, organised by Ratpanat Group-a Spanish tourism company specialising in African safaris and owner of the East Africa Camps hotel chain in Tanzania-in collaboration with the Elena Barraquer Foundation and the Government of Tanzania, will run from May 18 to 23, 2026.

Speaking to The Citizen on May 10, 2026, the Ratpanat Group chief executive officer, Ms Estrella Ortego, said the initiative is part of the company's continued efforts to support local communities and help reduce preventable b...